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August 2012
- Monday, August 27, 2012
One Crisis at a TimeBy Dave Balch When you are dealing with a difficult situation like cancer, at any given moment you will probably have at least a (more...)
- Monday, August 06, 2012
Your Life, Your ChoiceBy Dave Balch Last winter I flew to Dallas, connecting with a flight to Ohio. On the first leg of the trip I sat next to a surly and (more...)
July 2012
- Monday, July 23, 2012
Celebrate the VictoriesBy Dave Balch An effective way of coping with cancer or any other serious personal situation is to celebrate each victory along the (more...)
- Monday, July 16, 2012
Naps for the CaregiverBy Dave Balch Like many people, I used to think that taking a nap in the middle of the day was the same as being lazy, and lazy was (more...)
June 2012
- Monday, June 25, 2012
About Being BraveBy Dave Balch I have to admit, I was pretty apprehensive. Okay… I was REALLY apprehensive. I was on my way to an ultrasound-guided (more...)
- Monday, June 11, 2012
Take Care of Yourself FirstBy Dave Balch True story: Joanne and her husband, Gary, were clearing some trees on their property when one of them fell on Gary. (more...)
May 2012
- Monday, May 21, 2012
The Dirty Little Secret of “How Are You?”By Dave Balch Whether you are the patient, the caregiver, or simply a relative of the patient or caregiver, you will be asked this (more...)
- Monday, May 07, 2012
Coping Strategy: ImagineBy Dave Balch I was driving through the fog in our mountain community in Southern California in 35-degree temperatures when a forestry (more...)
- Monday, May 07, 2012
Coping Strategy: ImagineBy Dave Balch I was driving through the fog in our mountain community in Southern California in 35-degree temperatures when a forestry (more...)
April 2012
- Monday, April 23, 2012
Protect Yourself!By Dave Balch I’m going to tell you one of the best things and one of the worst things that can come out of a serious illness: (more...)
- Thursday, April 19, 2012
Beating the OddsBy Dave Balch April 22 is a big day for us. We met on April 22, we were married on April 22, and my wife, Chris, was diagnosed with (more...)
March 2012
- Monday, March 26, 2012
Ya Gotta AskBy Dave Balch The e-mail came just yesterday. A friend had a friend that had been trying for 20 years (that’s not a typo… twenty (more...)
- Monday, March 19, 2012
Emergency Room SurvivalBy Dave Balch In the 10 years that my wife and I have been dealing with her cancer, I have seen more than my share of emergency rooms. (more...)
- Monday, March 05, 2012
What We Can Learn from the Costa DisasterBy Dave Balch I like to think that we can learn from many of life’s events, both good and bad. The recent sinking of the Costa (more...)
February 2012
- Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Keep Your Eye on the BallBy Dave Balch When I was about 11 I joined little league and played baseball. Well, that’s not exactly true… I TRIED to play (more...)
January 2012
- Monday, January 23, 2012
Caregiving DefinedBy Dave Balch It doesn’t matter what you’re doing, whether it’s clearing snow from the porch or running a marathon, it is always a (more...)
- Friday, January 06, 2012
Using My Wife’s HeadBy Dave Balch This isn’t the first time I've harped on trying to find the good in a bad situation, and it probably won’t be the (more...)
December 2011
- Monday, December 19, 2011
“It’s the Caregiver’s Job”… Or Is It?By Dave Balch During a recent program in Utah, I was talking about (as I do in every time I speak) how difficult it was for me when (more...)
November 2011
- Monday, November 28, 2011
Making Good Holiday ChoicesBy Dave Balch Here we go again with all the usual phrases and observations: "Where did the time go?" and "Holidays are stressful" and on (more...)
- Thursday, November 10, 2011
Choose Your BattlesBy Dave Balch One of the most important things that we have gained from our cancer experience is appreciation of what is really (more...)
October 2011
- Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Golden Rule is WrongFrom a very early age, the Golden Rule is pounded into our heads: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," or something like (more...)
- Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Golden Rule is WrongFrom a very early age, the Golden Rule is pounded into our heads: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," or something like (more...)
- Thursday, October 13, 2011
When It's Wrong to be RightBy Dave Balch Several years ago following a presentation to a group of cancer patients and caregivers, a man approached me and wanted to (more...)
- Thursday, October 13, 2011
When It's Wrong to be RightBy Dave Balch Several years ago following a presentation to a group of cancer patients and caregivers, a man approached me and wanted to (more...)
September 2011
- Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Power of Your Own WordsBy Dave Balch This may come as a surprise, but there is someone who listens carefully to every word you say, even when you are speaking (more...)
- Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Power of Your Own WordsBy Dave Balch This may come as a surprise, but there is someone who listens carefully to every word you say, even when you are speaking (more...)
- Thursday, September 15, 2011
Change Doesn't ChangePart of the stress of cancer, at least for us, was going to unfamiliar places and finding our way around, learning where to park, how long (more...)
- Thursday, September 15, 2011
Change Doesn't ChangePart of the stress of cancer, at least for us, was going to unfamiliar places and finding our way around, learning where to park, how long (more...)
- Wednesday, September 07, 2011
You WILL ForgetWhen my wife, Chris, was in the middle of her chemo treatments, a woman came to our table in a restaurant and said that she, too, had gone (more...)
August 2011
- Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Fixing the Fix-It StressI’m a guy. I like to fix things. Whenever there is something wrong in the house or the family, my gut reaction is to try to fix it. (more...)
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